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Richard Basehart

Vollständiger Name: John Richard Basehart

Geburtsdatum: 31. August 1914

Geburtsort: Zanesville, Ohio, USA

Größe: 1,75 m

Sterbedatum: 17. September 1984

Sterbeort: Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA

Verwandte: Diana Lotery (Witwe), 2 Kinder

Auszeichnungen:

• 1945: New York Critic's Award Gewinner als "vielversprechendster Schauspieler des Jahres" für "The Hasty Heart" (als "Cpl. MacLachlan")

• Stern auf dem Walk Of Fame (Kategorie Film)

• 1951 National Board Of Review Award Gewinner als „Bester Schauspieler“ für „Fourteen Hours“

• 1956 National Board Of Review Award Gewinner als „Bester Schauspieler“ für „Moby Dick“

• 1958 BAFTA Awards Nominierung als „Bester ausländischer Schauspieler“ für „Time Limits“

Lebenslauf:

Richard Basehart kam 1947 über den Broadway ins Filmgeschäft, wo er in "Repeat Performance" debütierte. Zeit seines Lebens spielte er in über 100 Filmen und Fernsehserien im In- und Ausland mit, darunter in Klassikern wie der Erstverfilmung von "Titanic" (1953), Federico Fellinis "La Strada" (1954), "Moby Dick" (1956) oder "Shangri La" (1960).

Dem Science-Fiction-Publikum wurde er auf der ganzen Welt bekannt als "Admiral Harriman Nelson" in 110 Folgen der Serie "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea", in der er das futuristische U-Boot Seaview befehligte.

Im Fernsehstück "Valley Forge" spielte Richard George Washington, dessen Erzfeind General Howe von Harry Andrews gespielt wurde. Andrews hatte zuvor den ersten Maat "Stubb" in "Moby Dick" dargestellt, in dem Richard "Ishmael" spielte.

In der Fernsehversion von "The Paradine Case" spielte er dann die gleiche Rolle, die Gregory Peck in der Filmversion gespielt hatte. Peck und Basehart standen auch beide in "Moby Dick" vor der Kamera, wo Peck "Captain Ahab" darstellte.

Am 14.01.1940 heiratete er seine erste Frau, Stephanie Klein. Während der Dreharbeiten zu "Fourteen Hours" erkrankte sie an einem Hirntumor und starb sehr plötzlich. Völlig niedergeschlagen beendete Richard die Dreharbeiten und verließ die Staaten. Er ging nach Italien, wo er Valentina Cortese begegnete. Am 24.03.1951 heirateten die beiden.

1955 bot ihm der italienische Kult-Regisseur Federico Fellini die Rolle des Narren in "La Strada" an. Auf Richards Frage hin, wieso er ihn für diesen Part wollte, antwortete Fellini: "Wenn du das tun kannst, was du in 'Fourteen Hours' getan hast, kannst du alles tun."

1960 verließ ihn seine Frau und kehrte mit ihrem kleinen Sohn nach Italien zurück. Erneut war Richard total deprimiert. Sein enger Freund Warren Stevens war so besorgt um ihn, dass er ihm ein Apartment neben seinem eigenen besorgte. Monatelang telefonierte Richard nach Italien, aber Valentina hob nie ab. Als Richard schließlich die Scheidung einreichte, fungierte Stevens als sein Zeuge.

Doch bereits 1962 ehelichte er seine dritte Ehefrau kennen - Diana Lotery, mit der er bis zu seinem Tod verheiratet war. Beide gründeten 1971 die Organisation "Schauspieler und andere für Tiere". Während einer Fahrt auf der Autobahn mussten sie schockiert mit ansehen, wie jemand eine Katze aus dem Fahrzeug vor ihnen aus dem Fenster warf. Für dieses Tier kam jede Hilfe zu spät, aber beide schworen, sich zukünftig für andere Tiere einzusetzen.

Richards letzter Job als Schauspieler war die des Moderators der Abschlusszeremonie der Olympischen Spiele 1984 in Los Angeles. Am Tag nach der Aufzeichnung erlitt er mehrere Herzinfarkte.

Ein Theater in Woodland Hills, Kalifornien, ist nach ihm benannt.

Zitate:

"Nichts irritiert mich mehr als Schauspieler, die das ganze Geld nehmen und sich dann darüber beschweren, wie schrecklich einschränkend doch das Fernsehen ist. Solche Sprüche sagen viel über sie aus."

Auf die Frage, was der Unterschied zwischen "Hamlet" und "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" sei:

"Bei Shakespeare gibt es mehr Charakter, als ein Schauspieler jemals verarbeiten kann. Aber es gibt keine größere Herausforderung, als etwas aus nichts zu machen."

Filmographie

1. The Crowded Life (1983) (TV) .... Narrator

2. "Tales of the Unexpected" .... Slade (1 episode, 1983)
   ... aka Roald Dahl's Tales of the Unexpected
       - The Turn of the Tide (1983) TV Episode .... Slade

3. "Knight Rider" .... Wilton Knight (2 episodes, 1982)

4. "Mr. Merlin" (1 episode, 1981)
       - A Moment in Camelot (1981) TV Episode

5. "The Love Boat" .... Stan Ellis (1 episode, 1981)
       - Chef's Special/Kleinschmidt/New Beginnings (1981) TV Episode .... Stan Ellis

6. "Masada" (1981) (mini) TV Series .... Narrator
   ... aka The Antagonists (UK)

7. "Vega$" .... J. Terrance Wainwright (1 episode, 1981)
       - Set Up (1981) TV Episode .... J. Terrance Wainwright

8. Marilyn: The Untold Story (1980) (TV) .... Johnny Hyde

9. Being There (1979) .... Vladimir Skrapinov
   ... aka Chance

10. The Rebels (1979) (TV) .... Duke of Kentland

11. The Great Bank Hoax (1978) .... Emanuel Benchley
    ... aka Shenanigans (USA)
    ... aka The Great Georgia Bank Hoax

12. "Greatest Heroes of the Bible" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Johtan (episode "Tower of Babel")

13. "W.E.B." .... Gus Dunlap (5 episodes, 1978)
        - The Great Clowns (1978) TV Episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - Good Night and Good Luck (1978) TV Episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - To Angelica with Love (1978) TV Episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - W.E.B.: Part 2 (1978) TV Episode .... Gus Dunlap
        - W.E.B.: Part 1 (1978) TV Episode .... Gus Dunlap

14. The Critical List (1978) (TV) .... Matt Kinsella

15. "Once Upon a Classic" .... King Arthur (1 episode, 1978)
        - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1978) TV Episode .... King Arthur

16. "How the West Was Won" (1978) (mini) TV Series .... Col. Jerrod Flint

17. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) .... Sayer of the Law

18. Stonestreet: Who Killed the Centerfold Model? (1977) (TV) .... Elliott Osborn

19. Flood! (1976) (TV) .... John Cutler

20. 21 Hours at Munich (1976) (TV) .... Chancellor Willy Brandt

21. Mansion of the Doomed (1976) .... Dr. Leonard Chaney
    ... aka Eyes
    ... aka Eyes of Dr. Chaney
    ... aka Eyes of the Living Dead (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka House of Blood
    ... aka Massacre Mansion (UK: video title)
    ... aka The Terror of Dr. Chaney (UK)

22. Time Travelers (1976) (TV) .... Dr. Joshua P. Henderson (1871)

23. "Little House on the Prairie" .... Hannibal Applewood (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka Little House: A New Beginning (USA: last season title)
        - Troublemaker (1976) TV Episode .... Hannibal Applewood

24. "The Streets of San Francisco" .... Bishop Tim Farrow (1 episode, 1976)
        - Requiem for Murder (1976) TV Episode .... Bishop Tim Farrow

25. Valley Forge (1975) (TV) .... Gen. George Washington

26. "Joe Forrester" (1 episode, 1975)
        - No Probable Cause (1975) TV Episode

27. "Medical Story" .... Dr. Charles Galpin (1 episode, 1975)
        - The God Syndrome (1975) TV Episode .... Dr. Charles Galpin

28. Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975) (TV)

29. "Marcus Welby, M.D." .... Kirkcastle (2 episodes, 1974)
    ... aka Robert Young, Family Doctor
        - The Last Rip-Off (1974) TV Episode
        - A Full Life (1974) TV Episode .... Kirkcastle

30. The First Woman President (1974) (TV)

31. Maneater (1973) (TV) .... Carl Brenner

32. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Donald Murdock, Sr. (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - The Odd Lot Caper (1973) TV Episode .... Donald Murdock, Sr.

33. ...And Millions Die! (1973) (TV) .... Dr. Douglas Pruitt
    ... aka And Millions Will Die (USA)

34. Columbo: Dagger of the Mind (1972) (TV) .... Nicholas Frame

35. Rage (1972) .... Dr. Roy Caldwell

36. The Bounty Man (1972) (TV) .... Angus Keough

37. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dr. McLayne (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - Is This Operation Necessary? (1972) TV Episode .... Dr. McLayne

38. Chato's Land (1972) .... Nye Buell

39. Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) .... Maj. Barney Caldwell
    ... aka Munich-Assignment

40. The Death of Me Yet (1971) (TV) .... Robert Barnes

41. The Birdmen (1971) (TV) .... Schiller
    ... aka Escape of the Birdmen (UK)
    ... aka Operation Braindrain - Codename: Chessboard (Europe: English title: video title)

42. They've Killed President Lincoln (1971) (TV) .... Host/Narrator

43. City Beneath the Sea (1971) (TV) .... The President
    ... aka One Hour to Doomsday (UK: theatrical title)

44. "Gunsmoke" .... Captain Aron Sligo (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - Captain Sligo (1971) TV Episode .... Captain Aron Sligo

45. "Dan August" (1 episode, 1970)
        - Quadrangle for Death (1970) TV Episode

46. "Ironside" .... Noel Seymour (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The Raymond Burr Show (USA: syndication title)
        - Noel's Gonna Fly (1970) TV Episode .... Noel Seymour

47. The Andersonville Trial (1970) (TV) .... Capt. Henry Wirz

48. Sole Survivor (1970) (TV) .... Brig. Gen. Russell Hamner

49. Hans Brinker (1969) (TV) .... Dr. Boekman

50. Giotto (1969) (voice) .... Narrator

51. Un homme qui me plaît (1969) (uncredited) .... Actor
    ... aka A Man I Like (UK)
    ... aka Love Is a Funny Thing (USA)
    ... aka Tipo che mi piace, Un (Italy)

52. "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" .... Adm. Harriman Nelson / ... (110 episodes, 1964-1968)

53. "Lost in Space" .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Derelict (1965) TV Episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Shakespeare-Reading Tape Recorder Voice

54. The Satan Bug (1965) .... Dr. Gregor Hoffman

55. Kings of the Sun (1963) .... Ah Min

56. "The Twilight Zone" .... Adam Cook (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Twilight Zone (USA: new title)
        - Probe 7, Over and Out (1963) TV Episode .... Adam Cook

57. "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" .... Miles Crawford / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
        - Starring the Defense (1963) TV Episode .... Miles Crawford
        - The Black Curtain (1962) TV Episode .... Phil Townsend

58. "Arrest and Trial" .... Alexander Stafford (1 episode, 1963)
        - Inquest Into a Bleeding Heart (1963) TV Episode .... Alexander Stafford

59. "Ben Casey" .... Mark Cassidy (1 episode, 1963)
        - Light Up the Dark Corners (1963) TV Episode .... Mark Cassidy

60. "Combat!" .... Capt. Steiner (2 episodes, 1963)
        - The Long Way Home: Part 2 (1963) TV Episode .... Capt. Steiner
        - The Long Way Home: Part 1 (1963) TV Episode .... Capt. Steiner

61. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Judge Zachary (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - The Judge (1963) TV Episode .... Judge Zachary

62. "Route 66" .... Julian Roeback (1 episode, 1963)
        - You Can't Pick Cotton in Tahiti (1963) TV Episode .... Julian Roeback

63. "Naked City" .... Ben (1 episode, 1962)
        - Dust Devil on a Quiet Street (1962) TV Episode .... Ben

64. "The DuPont Show of the Week" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1962)
        - D-Day (1962) TV Episode .... Narrator

65. Hitler (1962) .... Adolph Hitler
    ... aka Women of Nazi Germany

66. The Paradine Case (1962) (TV) .... Anthony Keane

67. Tierra brutal (1961) .... Steve Fallon
    ... aka The Savage Guns (USA)

68. "Rawhide" .... Tod Stone (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Black Sheep (1961) TV Episode .... Tod Stone

69. Visa to Canton (1961) .... Don Benton
    ... aka Passport to China (USA)

70. The Light That Failed (1961) (TV) .... Dick Heldar

71. "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1961)
        - He Who Gets Slapped (1961) TV Episode

72. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Conway (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Shangri-La (1960) TV Episode .... Conway

73. "The DuPont Show of the Month" .... Conway (1 episode, 1960)
        - Men in White (1960) TV Episode .... Conway

74. For the Love of Mike (1960) .... Father Phelan
    ... aka None But the Brave (UK)

75. Portrait in Black (1960) .... Howard Mason

76. "Playhouse 90" .... David Connelly / ... (3 episodes, 1957-1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV Episode .... Martin Lambert
        - A Dream of Treason (1960) TV Episode .... David Connelly
        - So Soon to Die (1957) TV Episode .... Lionel Amblin

77. 5 Branded Women (1960) .... Capt. Reinhardt
    ... aka Jovanka e le altre (Italy)

78. Shangri-La (1960) (TV) .... Hugh Conway

79. Ambitieuse, L' (1959) .... George Rancourt
    ... aka The Ambitious One (USA)
    ... aka The Climbers (USA: TV title)
    ... aka The Restless and the Damned

80. Jons und Erdme (1959) .... Wittkuhn, der Schmied
    ... aka Donna dell'altro, La (Italy)
    ... aka Jons und Erdme - Die Frau des Anderen (West Germany)

81. "Zane Grey Theater" .... David Manning (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
    ... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
        - Medal for Valor (1958) TV Episode .... David Manning

82. The Brothers Karamazov (1958) .... Ivan Karamazov
    ... aka The Murderer Dmitri Karamazov

83. Amore e guai (1958) .... Paolo Martelli
    ... aka Love and Troubles (International: English title)

84. Time Limit (1957) .... Maj. Harry Cargill

85. "Studio One" .... Matt Donovan (2 episodes, 1957)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 2 (1957) TV Episode .... Matt Donovan
        - Mutiny on the Shark: Part 1 (1957) TV Episode .... Matt Donovan

86. Jueves, milagro, Los (1957) .... Martino
    ... aka Arrivederci Dimas (Italy)
    ... aka Miracles of Thursday (International: English title)

87. The Intimate Stranger (1956) .... Reginald 'Reggie' Wilson
    ... aka Finger of Guilt (USA)

88. Moby Dick (1956) .... Ishmael
    ... aka Herman Melville's Moby Dick (USA: complete title)

89. The Extra Day (1956) .... Joe Blake

90. Bidone, Il (1955) .... Picasso
    ... aka The Swindle (USA)
    ... aka The Swindlers (UK)

91. Vena d'oro, La (1955)

92. Canyon Crossroads (1955) .... Larry Kendall

93. Strada, La (1954) .... Il 'Matto'-The 'Fool'
    ... aka The Road (USA: literal English title)

94. The Good Die Young (1954) .... Joe Halsey

95. Donne proibite (1954) .... Bit Part
    ... aka Angels of Darkness (USA)

96. The Stranger's Hand (1954) .... Joe Hamstringer
    ... aka The Stranger's Hand (UK)

97. Avventure di Cartouche, Le (1954) .... Jacques de Maudy
    ... aka Cartouche (USA)
    ... aka Un émule de Cartouche (France)

98. Avanzi di galera (1954)
    ... aka Jailbirds (International: English title)
    ... aka Repris de justice (France)

99. Titanic (1953) .... George S. Headley

100. Decision Before Dawn (1951) .... Lt. Rennick

101. Fixed Bayonets! (1951) .... Cpl. Denno

102. The House on Telegraph Hill (1951) .... Alan Spender

103. Fourteen Hours (1951) .... Robert Cosick

104. Outside the Wall (1950) .... Larry Nelson

105. Tension (1950) .... Warren Quimby/Paul Sothern

106. Reign of Terror (1949) .... Maximilian Robespierre
     ... aka The Black Book (UK)

107. Roseanna McCoy (1949) .... Mounts Hatfield

108. He Walked by Night (1948) .... Roy Martin/Roy Morgan

109. Cry Wolf (1947) .... James Caldwell Demarest

110. Repeat Performance (1947) .... William Williams, Poet

Regisseur:

1. Treasure Galleons (1973) (TV)

Als er selbst:

1. The Challenge of Change (1984) (voice) .... Narrator

2. "National Geographic Specials" .... Narrator (2 episodes, 1975-1982)
       - Egypt: Quest for Eternity (1982) TV Episode .... Narrator
       - This Britain: Heritage of the Sea (1975) TV Episode .... Narrator

3. Bix (1981) (voice) .... Narrator
   ... aka Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (Canada: English title: complete title)

4. "The Ten Thousand Day War" (1980) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Narrator

5. Where Jesus Walked (1978) .... Narrator

6. The Natural History of Our World: The Time of Man (1969) (TV) .... Narrator

7. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1968) .... Narrator

8. A Nation of Immigrants (1967) (TV) .... (narrator)

9. Korea: The 38th Parallel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator

10. France: Conquest to Liberation (1965) (TV) .... Narrator

11. Japan: A New Dawn Over Asia - Japan in the 20th Century (1965) (TV) .... Narrator

12. Prelude to War: Beginning of World War II (1965) (TV) .... Narrator

13. Let My People Go: The Story of Israel (1965) (TV) .... Narrator
    ... aka Let My People Go (USA)

14. Specials for United Artists: Trial at Nuremberg (1964) (TV) .... Narrator

15. Four Days in November (1964) (voice) .... Narrator

16. Specials for United Artists: The Battle of Britain (1964) (TV) .... Narrator

17. Specials for United Artists: Berlin - Kaiser to Khrushchev (1964) (TV) .... Narrator

18. Specials for United Artists: The Rise and Fall of American Communism (1964) (TV) .... Narrator

19. A Thousand Days: A Tribute to John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1964) (TV) .... Narrator

20. Specials for United Artists: The American Woman in the 20th Century (1963) (TV) .... Narrator

21. Specials for United Artists: Ten Seconds That Shook the World (1963) (TV) .... Narrator

22. Specials for United Artists: The Yanks Are Coming (1963) (TV) .... Narrator

23. Specials for United Artists: December 7th - The Day of Infamy (1963) (TV) .... Narrator

24. Escape to Freedom (1963) (TV) .... Narrator

25. D-Day June 6, 1944 (1962) (TV) .... Narrator

26. "Here's Hollywood" .... Himself (1 episode, 1961)
        - Episode dated 13 October 1961 (1961) TV Episode .... Himself

Archivmaterial:

1. Knight Rider 2000 (1991) (TV) (uncredited) .... Wilton Knight - Flashback sequence